Man charged in knife-threatening incident

ROCHESTER — An East Rochester man has been arrested in connection with a knife threatening incident over the purchase of an iPod.

Rochester Police responded to a 911 call on Wednesday at approximately 6 p.m. for a disturbance in the Lowell Street YMCA parking lot. Preliminary reports indicated that a man had threatened another person with a knife over the purchase of an iPod.

The suspect was believed to have fled in a vehicle described as a red Honda Civic before police arrived.

Responding officers located a vehicle matching that description in the area of Rochester Hill Road. They observed the vehicle stop, and a male passenger matching the suspect's description was seen running from the vehicle.

The Civic then left the area but was later located and its occupants questioned. The responding officer remained in the area attempting and with the use of the Rochester Police K-9 Officer located the suspect approximately one hour later hiding in a wooded area off Rochester Hill Road.

The suspect was identified as Paul Brooks, 25, of 8 Periwinkle Drive, East Rochester. Brooks was arrested on a bench warrant and a class B felony charge of criminal threatening. Brooks was held on $5,000 cash bail and has since been arraigned in Rochester Court, where his bail remained as set.